HISPANO/FILIPINO CARVED BONE HOLY WATER BUCKET (ASPERSORIUM)
c. 1800, the silver-lined bone bucket with elaborate carved panels of John the Baptist baptizing Christ, the other side with Christ at the column; the bucket is lined with silver, the scrolled silver handle attaches with silver winged cherub heads; also included is the silver aspergillum (sprinkler); bucket 5.75"h; 4"w; sprinkler 9.75"; .2 pounds
In Spanish, this is called a hisopo.
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Realized: $2,000 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 155 : HISPANO/FILIPINO CARVED BONE HOLY WATER BUCKET (ASPERSORIUM)
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